CHILDREN at St Sampson's School in Cricklade treated family members to a musical nativity play.

The school, in Bath Road, has 123 pupils aged between four and seven, all of whom took to the stage for the Christmas production, The Innkeeper's Story.

Head teacher Nikki Lawrence, 42, said: "They all performed very well and always rise to the occasion despite feeling poorly with colds."

Seven-year-olds Laura Lewis and Ruth McTiernan played the part of Mary in alternate shows, while Jake Craig and Joseph Hilliard portrayed Joseph.

The nativity not only provided 35 minutes of entertainment but also raised money for Cancer Research.

Christmas badges were placed on chairs in the audience, which spectators sported in return for a donation.